mother lode

Example Sentences

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The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly—the local version of a city council—saw a mother lode of opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Negro League stats accumulated and published by MLB today differ slightly from those on Baseball-Reference.com, the widely recognized mother lode of statistical information.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

But it could be a mother lode for small and large local news outlets, providing $500 million a year to preserve and grow local newsrooms.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

The mother lode of winter storms has sent water blasting through rock crevices and rivers in the Sierra Nevada, leading to more glittering discoveries by prospectors.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023

First they ripped out the boards that covered the ancient fireplace, coming upon the rusty bricks like prospectors upon the mother lode.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson